Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Ohio
End of Watch Sunday, June 10, 1984
Phillip J. Pence
Deputy Sheriff Phillip Pence was stabbed to death by an inmate while conducting searches of cells for weapons.
He was stabbed as he entered the cell by the suspect who had warned earlier that he would kill the next person to come into his cell. Deputy Pence was stabbed in the chest with a shank fashioned from a metal bucket handle.
The suspect was sentenced to death and executed on June 8th, 2004.
Deputy Pence had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department for three years. He was survived by his mother.
Bio
- Age 26
- Tour 3 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Incident Date Saturday, June 9, 1984
- Weapon Edged weapon; Shank
- Offender Executed in 2004
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View all 19 ReflectionsNEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice Deputy Sheriff Phillip J. Pence of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Ohio and the additional 38 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.
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